Audit Analytics Specialist Assistant for Automation CoE
Are you good at using data to tell a story? At Deloitte we help bring client data to life to enhance the audit, improve the risk assessment process, reveal patterns and outliers and offer valuable insights. The business world can be complex and ever changing and, as a result, Deloitte is helping to redefine audit by infusing our approach with cutting-edge technologies, data analytics and visualizations, and transformative audit delivery models. Lead audit into the future by helping deliver a more dynamic picture to our clients that provides meaningful insights, empowers decision-making, and informs tomorrow’s success.
Work you’ll do
As an audit analytics specialist assistant, you will use a suite of analytics tools and technologies to develop and execute analytics solutions that support audit engagement objectives, across all stages of an audit, and to deliver meaningful insights to the audit team and the client. Key responsibilities may include:
- Designing, developing, testing, deploying and maintaining automation solutions/models by using automation programming techniques such as Databricks, Python, Excel-VBA and/or RPA technologies (UiPath) by closely working with analytics seniors/managers/senior managers.
- Helping seniors in designing and developing the automated solution for quality testing for various repeatable tests along with creating reusable test data.
- Preparing test environments in advance of testing and run testing progress report, including defect management
- Maintaining quality related metrics like unit test coverage and testing progress
- Working independently with minimal guidance based on complex data structures, solving data related issues while developing automation models is desirable while adhering to the highest quality standards
- Leading small teams and training the junior team members from campus on appropriate tools, technologies and functional concepts.
- Designing, developing, testing and deploying new analytic solutions and standardizing/automating existing solutions
- Automating manually-intensive audit procedures using various technologies outlined above to enhance audit efficiency
- Developing meaningful data visualization dashboards for effective communication of data trends, patterns, and anomalies, using tools such as Tableau and Power BI
- Building an understanding of different ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, People Soft, etc. and utilizing various data acquisition methods to obtain data from clients efficiently and effectively.
- Gaining deep industry knowledge as well as business process understanding to develop purposeful analytic solutions.
- Supporting the development of standardized industry analytics by understanding the changing regulatory norms, including ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)
- Building and managing relationships and communications with internal and external stakeholders
- Preparing audit documentation of analytics solutions and dashboards
Team
You’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience working alongside leading professionals across diverse industries while building your professional skills in a variety of analytical and automation techniques. By thinking creatively about how to apply analytics and automations on a variety of projects, you’ll harness the power of data and drive strategic benefits in the areas of audit quality, efficiency, and value. You’ll work with a team of specialists and partner with individual audit engagement teams and collaborate with client personnel to transform how we deliver audit services to our clients.
Crucial to your work will be:
· effective verbal and written communication skills
· proven leadership skills demonstrating strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
· proven experience working independently and managing multiple assignments in a dynamic and team-oriented environment
· ability to build good working relationships with audit engagement teams
· ability to communicate clearly with leadership
· ability to think creatively about how to apply analytics on a given engagements as well as ability to identify opportunities for cross-industry analytic solutions
The team
Our audits are fueled by more than just technology – what really sets us apart are our insightful professionals, collaborative culture, and commitment to innovation and continuous improvement. Our audit professionals apply a streamlined, intelligent approach to the audit, enabled by innovative tools and technologies. Quality is our top priority, and by focusing on innovation, we continue to raise the bar on quality and deliver greater value to our clients. Learn more about Deloitte Audit.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Master’s degree (CS/IT) in Engineering – preferred
- Master of Computer Applications (MCA) – preferred
- M.Sc - Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics – preferred
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) - preferred
Required experience:
- 1+ years of experience in building automation models using Databricks, Python, PySpark or Excel-VBA with a focus on industry (hands-on experience with at least one technology is mandatory).
- Applying automation tools to solve complex analytics and automation problems
- Testing automation models and conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Preferred experience
- Relevant certifications in any of the technologies listed above
- Technical Experience in Spark R, RPA technologies
- Basic knowledge of accounting or auditing
- Experience in data analytics with a focus on industry
- Experience handling large data files in different formats along with strong programming skills
How you’ll grow
At Deloitte, we’ve invested a great deal to create a rich environment in which our professionals can grow. We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths, as they hone their leadership skills. And, as a part of our efforts, we provide our professionals with a variety of learning and networking opportunities—including exposure to leaders, sponsors, coaches, and challenging assignments—to help accelerate their careers along the way.
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Benefits
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